Greater rates of mitochondrial mutations discovered in children born to older mothers Date: October 13, 2014 Source: Penn State The inner membrane of each mitochondrion contains distinctive folds known as cristae. In a normal mitochondrion (left) these folds fill the interior, but these folds are lost in damaged or dysfunctional mitochondria (right). Dozens of rare

Novel culture system replicates course of Alzheimer’s disease, confirms amyloid hypothesis Date: October 12, 2014 Source: Massachusetts General Hospital “Originally put forth in the mid-1980s, the amyloid hypothesis maintained that beta-amyloid deposits in the brain set off all subsequent events … [show more] Credit: © Feng Yu / Fotolia An innovative laboratory culture system has

Nearly 1 in 3 Kids with Autism Have ADHD Symptoms Traci Pedersen By Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on June 8, 2013 Nearly One-Third of Children with Autism Have Symptoms of ADHDNearly 30 percent of young children with autism also have symptoms of ADHD — a rate that’s three times greater

Botox ‘may stunt emotional growth’ in young people By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Giving young people Botox treatment may restrict their emotional growth, experts warn. Writing in the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, clinicians say there is a growing trend for under-25s to seek the wrinkle-smoothing injections. But the research suggests “frozen faces” could